Rack and stand for record-cards.



J. POWERS.

BACK AND STAND FOR RECORD CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-111915.

Patented Dec. 18,1917.

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J. POWERS.

RACK AND STAND FOR RECORD CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-15.1915.

1,250,220. Patented Dec. 18,1917.

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' Another object of the invention is to pro- JAMES POWERs, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., Ass1GNoR 'ro POWERS ACCOUNTING mAcHINn COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, Y., A coRPoRA'rIoN OF DELAWARE.

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To all uihomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs POWERS, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks and Stands for Record-Cards, of which the 'following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rack and stand for record cards such as record cards used in card perforating machines andthe'like. One of the objects of this invention is to provide a rack and stand for record cards from which with facility the cards can be removed either one at a time or a number at vide a stand adapted to receive a portable card holding rack which may be removed when its supply is exhausted to make room for another rack.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective showing a card rack'positioned on a stand ready for use.

Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached ,elevational view of one of the partitioning members disposed on the card rack showing its base member in section.

Fig.4 is'a fragmental, section on the line 4---4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmental section on the line 55 of Fig. 3. v

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective of a portionof the stand with the card rack removed.

In the embodiment shown, there is provided a stand or supporting member 10 composed of two front standards 11, 11 parallel to one another and two rear standards 12, 12 which front standards 11 converge in their upward direction toward the two rear standards 12, 12, these standards being shown as composed of angle iron. The two front standards 11, 11 are spaced from and connected to one another near their lower ends by an angle iron 13, the two rear standards spaced from and connected to one another near their lower ends by an angle iron 14, and each of the standards 11 spaced Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented D880 18, 191?, Application filed J'an uary 15, 1915. Serial No. 2,337. I y

from and connected to the rear standard 12 wh ch is ad acentto it by an angle iron 15, which angle irons 15 are shown as having their upper horizontal portions 16, 16 disrearward direction, and have'positionedon them near their rear ends a supporting angle iron 21 or intermediate rail member which extends across from one to the other having one of its flanges 22 extending upwardly from the rear side of such angle iron 21 to form a seat for the rear edge ofthe card rack to be supported thereon. The flange 22 lies in a plane in which aredisposed the front surfaces of the upper ends 23, 23 of the rear standards 12, 12, and the ends of such angle iron 21 are connected to such upper ends 23 23'by bracing members 24.

The upper ends 23, 23 arefurthermore connected to one another by the longitudinally extending angle iron 25 or rear rail member.-

Bythis arrangement, the seat on the supporting member 10 is formed bythe upper surface 26 of the channel iron 19, the two surfaces of the angle iron 21 and the front surfaces of the longitudinally extending angle iron 25, which seat it ,w1ll be seen 1s of the rearwardly sloping kind having the front end of the base at a higher level than its rear end, and its rear supporting portion in a plane that is substantially at right angles -to the plane in which the base portion is disposed.

The card rack comprises essentially a base member 27 preferably composed of metal,

the rear wall member 28 preferably composed of metal and suitably'secured to and disposed at right angles to the base member 27, and two end wall members 29, 29, se-

- cured to the adjacent ends of the base member 27 and rear wall member 28 by flanges Disposed between 37 and 38 respectively. these end members 29 and parallel to such end members are secured a plurality of parortion of such seat front portions 32 parallel to the rear wallmember 28, and upper portions 33 of curved conformation extending from the front portions 32 to the rear wall member 28. These .end wall members 29 and partitioning members 30 are preferably composed of sheet metal. To facilitate the removal of, the cards from the stalls formed between the partitioning members30 and end wall members 29, so that they will not be obstructed in their movement by the beads formed at the free edges of such partitioning members 30 and end wall members 29, each of the partitioning members 30 is provided with two ofl'set members 34, preferably composed of wood, one on each of the two faces of said partitioning members 30 and disposed along the middle longitudinal portions of said partitioning members parallel to the rear wall member 28. Thesewooden offset members 34 are secured to the partitioning members 30 by meansof rivets 42 that pass from one wooden oflset-member 34:, through a partitioning member 30, then through the other wooden ofi'set portion 34 terminating on the outer sides of said offset portions 34, The inner faces of the end wall members 29 are provided with ofiset portions 35 similarly disposed.

For the purpose of permitting the transportation of said card rack from place to place, handle members 36 are provided one on the outer face of each of said end wall members 29, which handle members are of the usual pivotal construction which drop down into suspended position alongside of the wall to which'they are attached. 1

When the card rack iscpo sitioned on the stand 10, its. rear wall member 28 will have its lower end disposed against the upwardly extending flange 22, its intermediate longitudinal portion resting against the angle iron 25, and the base member 27 of such card rack will'rest on the upper horizontal portion 26 of the channel iron 19 and the horizontal portion 41 of the angleiron 21.

Since the seat on the stand 10'is of the sloping kind, it will be seen that the card rack when disposed thereon will slope rearwardly.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be madeto the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a card rack having a base member,- a rear wall connected to said base member, two end wall members secured to and at the ends of said base member and rear wall, partitioning faces of said" partitioning members and par- 7 allel to said rear wall to prevent the obstruction of the cards by said beads when being removed. I

2. In a device of the class described, a card rack having a base member,-- a rear wall connected to said base member, two end wall members secured to and at the ends of said base member and rear wall, partitioning members secured to saidbase member and rear Wall between said end wall members and suitably spaced apart from one another and from said end wall members to form card receiving pockets, said end wall members and partitioningmembers being composed of metal, a bead formedon the free edges'of each of said end wall members and partitioning members, outstanding wooden members disposed longitudinally on each of the faces of said partitioning members and parallel to said rear wall to prevent the obstruction of the cards by said heads when being removed, and rivets for securing said wooden members to said partitioning members, said rivets extending from the outside of one wooden member through a part1t1oning member and out of the other wooden -member and terminating on the outer faces .of sald wooden members.

members secured to said base-member and rear wall between said end wall-members 1 and suitably spaced apart from oneanother and from said end wall members to form card receiving pockets, said end wall members and partitioning members being composed of metal, a bead formed on the free edges of said end wall members and partitioning members; members disposed longitudinally on each of the faces of said partitioning members and parallel to said rear wall to prevent the obstruction of the cards by said heads when being removed; rivets for securing said wooden members to said partitioning mem' outstanding wooden bers, said rivets extending from the outside of onewooden member through a partitioning member and out of the other wooden member and terminating on the outer faces of said wooden members; and a supporting stand for the card-rack having a seat comprising a frame, having a front rail member at the upper end of said frame, two side rails sloping downward in a rearward direction from said front rail member, an intermewhereby the card-rack is tilted toward the 15 rear.

- JAMES POVERS.

\Vitnesses:

GUSTAV DREWS, H. D. PENXEY. 

